Human rights in Saudi Arabia

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    Entrepreneurship assessment strategies for Economic Development: Developing an implementation case for Kingdom of Saudi 1.Introduction Entrepreneurship is an extremely important aspect of the modern economy. Entrepreneurship entails improving business and the development of areas that are good for a business, people and the overall economy of a country (Galindo, & Méndez-Picazo, 2013). Since the need for entrepreneurship has been widely discussed and proven through research (Isenberg, 2010; Khan

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    However, human rights cannot be seen as universal due to the reluctance of many non-western countries to acknowledge an inconvertible, and permanently valid set of human rights. This is due to a number of reasons, each of which are different depending on the country in questions. One of these reasons is due to the vast cultural differences between these countries, and western countries. These are countries that see human rights a threat to their very identity, or view their “traditional values” as

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    refuge inside (Shubert, 2015). Taking in refugees into the country is forcing the people of strong national identity to come forth and combat the intake of lesser political identities in the refugees. This kind of national pride is being started by right-wing extremists who believe that bringing in so many

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    and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Syria: Saudi Arabia: Status: Not Free Status: Not Free Freedom rating: 7 Freedom Rating: 7 Civil liberties: 7 Civil liberties: 7 Political Rights: 7 Political Rights: 7 1) Overall

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    For a very long time in Saudi Arabia, this has been the only country in the world that has had bans on the women driving. In this nation, they considered it illegal for a woman to be seen driving. Most of the human rights activists have tried to fight this law imposed by the nation’s forefathers, but this has consequently taken a long time before they succeed. They always sought to end this conservative tradition which was regarded to makes women don't have the right to drive in the country because

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    Saudi Arabia and Iran Saudi Arabia considers itself to be the Protector of Islam as they contain Mecca and Medina as well as oversee the Hajj. The Sunnis are the dominate form of Islam in Saudi and its main branch is called Wahhabism. It is a very strict form of Islam that is based on the literal interpretation of the Qur’an and allows for no other versions of Islam, like Shiism (StevenAU 2004). Iran has long been defined as the central power of Shiism especially following the 1979 Islamic revolution

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    in The United States of America, a country recognized worldwide for encouraging freedom. When people are not afforded freedom of religion, their dignity as a human person is being called into question. Religious freedom flows from the dignity of the human person; however, many countries violate this right such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the People’s Republic of China, and even the United States of America. Understanding how nations violate religious freedom requires knowing what religious freedom

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    freedom ------ these are but three monumental words in today’s society that have caused countless, brave individuals to rise up and to shed their blood. For centuries, the world has witnessed the interminable battle towards the actualization of these human principles. Why? It is simply because mankind is driven by “transcendescence” or that deep need to rise from a mere nothingness towards a purpose and a realization of one’s freedom , an occurrence elucidated by the study of Jess and Gregory Feist (as

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    such as Iraq, Jordan, and Sudan. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, only dealt with

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    in most all of the ways of radical Islamists. The United States of America are allowing the Saudi Arabians to be radical because of their needs for oil and port cities. America supports Saudi Arabia with weapons and money in exchange for oil. “In trying to balance American demands that it join the fight against terrorism and the grassroots popularity of Mr. bin Laden and the

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